Ghana: Private sector jobs hit 208,620 in 2018 – Finance Minister
The private sector in Ghana has created more than 208,000 jobs in 2018, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, said on Thursday during his third major budget […]
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Tanzania’s bulldozer president orders army to buy entire cashew harvest
Tanzania’s reformist President John Magufuli this week ordered a 94 percent increase of cashew nuts prices to protect farmers from effects of dwindling prices. According […]
Africa’s first TGV inaugurated by King Mohammed VI, President Emmanuel Macron
King Mohammed VI of Morocco accompanied by President Emmanuel Macron of France inaugurated Thursday (November 15), the first high-speed train (TGV) in Morocco and Africa, […]
Burkina Faso: Teachers, students whipped by jihadists
A new jihadist group has emerged in Burkina Faso, treating teachers and students near the borders with Mali and Niger, BBC Afrique reported. According to […]
Gabon: Senate Speaker sworn- in as Acting President
The Speaker of the Gabonese Senate has been appointed by the Gabonese Constitutional Court to serve as Gabon’s acting head of state, local media reported. […]
Morocco’s King, France’s President to Inaugurate TGV
French President Emmanuel Macron is visiting Morocco this Thursday at the invitation of King Mohammed VI, who will chair the inauguration of the high-speed train […]
Pope to visit Morocco in March – Vatican
Pope Francis will make a two-day apostolic visit to Morocco next year, the Vatican has announced on Tuesday. The pope has accepted the King Mohamed […]
Tunisia: Rights groups sound alarm about ‘brutal, humiliating’ tests on gay men
Human Rights Watch and local Rights groups in Tunisia on Tuesday said anal tests and phone searches are being used to identify gay men in […]
Cameroon: Scores killed in clashes between army, separatists
At least 15 people have been killed in a gun battle between Cameroonian army troops and separatist rebels, Army Representative Didier Badjeck said on Tuesday. […]
Libya : UN Envoy annonces polls schedule
United Nations Special Envoy to Libya, Ghassan Salamé, on Monday said violence in the North African nation had forced a postponement of the election date. […]